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Howick and Botany Times, Wednesday, May 28, 2014 — 11
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Forward Head Posture (FHP)
The effects of posture on
health are becoming more evi-
dent. Spinal pain, headaches,
moodiness, blood pressure, pulse
rate and lung capacity are among
the many functions most easily
influenced by posture.
Many symptoms, including
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posture.
Repetitive movements
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postural changes over time. It
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Ideally the head should sit
directly on the neck and shoulders,
like a golf ball sits on a tee. The
weight of the head is more like
a bowling ball than a golf ball,
so holding it forward, out of
alignment, puts a strain on
your neck and upper back
muscles.
The result can be muscle fatigue,
an aching neck, pain, burning sen-
sations, jaw tension, headaches
and bite problems.
When spinal tissues are sub-
jected to a significant load for sus-
tained periods of time, they deform
and undergo remodelling changes
that could become permanent.
Overtime FHP has been shown
to flatten the normal neck curve,
resulting in disc compression and
damage, and early arthritis of the
spine.
Remember, long standing pos-
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spine and nerve damage, and
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the many functions most easily
influenced by posture.
Many symptoms, including
pain, may be moderated or
eliminated by improved pos-
ture.
One of the most com-
mon postural problems
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ture (FHP). Since we
live in a forward facing
world, the repetitive
use of computers, TV,
video games, trauma
and even backpacks
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Repetitive movements
in a certain direction will
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cle pathways to move that
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By Daniel Silverton
THE concept of competitive yoga
is confusing enough to make you
want to sit down, stretch out and
take a deep breath.
To a Westerner, competing
against fellow yogis seems the
antithesis of the pastime which
preaches relaxation and personal
fulfilment.
However, contests to judge
performance of the asanas (pos-
tures) have been held for hun-
dreds of years in India, where
yoga originated.
“There are eight limbs to yoga
and one of them is the
asanas,” says Ellen
Adoko, who runs Achel Hot Yoga
in East Tamaki and Manukau.
“[Yoga teacher] B.K.S. Iyengar
says it is the only part of yoga
that is exhibitive and suitable for
competition.”
The 2014 New Zealand Asana
Championships were held in
Albany last month.
This year was the first time a
youth category (up to 18 years)
had been offered, and Gargi
Bansal is the inaugural New Zea-
land girls’ champion.
The 15-year-old has been
practising hot yoga at Achel for
around 18 months.
Her mother first encouraged
her to join, but the hobby has
since become a habit.
“My body feels like it needs to
come back every day,” she told
the Times.
“In the holidays I try to come
every day and when school is on
three to four times a week.”
In hot and Bikram yoga, the
studio is heated to around 38
degrees and 35 per cent humidity
to replicate the Indian climate.
Each session lasts 90 minutes
and goes through 26
asana in the same
order.
The high
temperature
helps increase
flexibility and maxim-
ise other health benefits. Gargi’s
win at the New Zealand event
qualified her to compete at the
IYSF World Yoga Sports Cham-
pionship in London this month.
“It went okay, I think I did
really well,” she says, of the
national victory. “I messed up
one of the postures. Sadly the
other competitor didn’t turn up.
“I aim to get a [podium] place
at London, but I’ll do my best for
now and see how it goes.
“I’ll try to get better and go to
another international if I can.”
New Zealand’s first international youth yoga sports representative
Gargi Bansal demonstrates the standing bow pose, with instructor
Ellen Adoko. Left, the full bow pose.
Times photos Daniel Silverton
Striking the perfect pose